Kalmia polifolia

"Bog laurel" redirects here. The term may also refer to Kalmia microphylla.

Kalmia polifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Kalmia
Species:
K. polifolia
Binomial name
Kalmia polifolia
Synonyms[1]
Chamaedaphne glauca[citation needed]

Kalmia glauca

Kalmia polifolia, previously known as Kalmia glauca[1] and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel,[2] or pale laurel, is a perennial[3] evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Hudson Bay southwards.

  1. ^ a b "Kalmia polifolia Swamp Laurel, Bog laurel PFAF Plant Database".
  2. ^ "Kalmia polifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Plants Profile for Kalmia polifolia (bog laurel)".